Don't kid yourselves. At 46 it's highly likely she used donor eggs. Natural conception at 46 (which usually means delivering at 47) is extremely rare. These celebrity women having kids at very advanced ages lie about their use of donor eggs because they haven't decided yet if they will tell their child one day. That's fine except it can mislead some women into thinking they can delay childbearing into their late 30s and early 40s without any fertility concerns.

Primum non nocere:Don't kid yourselves. At 46 it's highly likely she used donor eggs. Natural conception at 46 (which usually means delivering at 47) is extremely rare. These celebrity women having kids at very advanced ages lie about their use of donor eggs because they haven't decided yet if they will tell their child one day. That's fine except it can mislead some women into thinking they can delay childbearing into their late 30s and early 40s without any fertility concerns.

Men can father children in their 60s and 70s. But I wouldn't recommend it. Longer time to conception, higher miscarriage rates, more newly-arising mutations (e.g. muscular dystrophy), and more complex epigenetic disorders (e.g. autism & schizophrenia).

The effects of paternal age are moderate in size, but definitely statistically present, especially after ages 50-55.

Primum non nocere:Don't kid yourselves. At 46 it's highly likely she used donor eggs. Natural conception at 46 (which usually means delivering at 47) is extremely rare. These celebrity women having kids at very advanced ages lie about their use of donor eggs because they haven't decided yet if they will tell their child one day. That's fine except it can mislead some women into thinking they can delay childbearing into their late 30s and early 40s without any fertility concerns.

Seems like the Howard Families might have found themselves a new member.